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2019 ITTF Team World Cup

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2019 ITTF Team World Cup
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Date6–10 November 2019
Competitors97 from 17 nations
Total prize money$270,000
Champions
Men China
Women China
← 2018

The 2019 ITTF Team World Cup (also known as the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition that took place in Tokyo, Japan, from 6 to 10 November 2019. It was the 12th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and also served as one of the test events for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

China won both events, defeating South Korea in the men's team final and Japan in the women's team final.[4][5]

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
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 China
Fan Zhendong
Xu Xin
Lin Gaoyuan
Ma Long
Liang Jingkun
 South Korea
Jang Woo-jin
Lee Sang-su
Jung Young-sik
Lim Jong-hoon
Cho Dae-seong
 Chinese Taipei
Lin Yun-ju
Chen Chien-an
Liao Cheng-ting
Peng Wang-wei
Wang Tai-wei
 Japan
Tomokazu Harimoto
Koki Niwa
Jun Mizutani
Maharu Yoshimura
Takuya Jin
Women's team
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 China
Chen Meng
Liu Shiwen
Sun Yingsha
Wang Manyu
Ding Ning
 Japan
Mima Ito
Kasumi Ishikawa
Miu Hirano
Hitomi Sato
 Chinese Taipei
Cheng I-ching
Chen Szu-yu
Cheng Hsien-tzu
Liu Hsing-yin
Su Pei-ling
 South Korea
Suh Hyo-won
Jeon Ji-hee
Choi Hyo-joo
Yang Ha-eun
Shin Yu-bin

Qualification

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The host nation Japan, and each of the current continental team champions qualified for both the men's and women's events, with additional places awarded to the highest-placed teams at the 2018 World Team Championships that had not already qualified through continental events.[6][7]

Notes
  1. a Two qualifying places awarded, to ensure that both North and South America were represented.
  2. b Five qualifying places awarded to the highest-placed teams that did not already qualify through continental events.
  3. c Australia initially qualified, but later withdrew from the World Cup. Their place was taken by Vanuatu.[8]

Men's team

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Seeding

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Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.[9]

Group stage

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The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L MW ML Pts Qualification
1  China 2 2 0 6 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 3 4 3
3  Nigeria 2 0 2 1 6 2

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L MW ML Pts Qualification
1  England 2 2 0 6 1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 2 1 1 4 4 3
3  Austria 2 0 2 1 6 2

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L MW ML Pts Qualification
1  Germany 2 2 0 6 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Brazil 2 1 1 3 3 3
3  Australia 2 0 2 0 6 2

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L MW ML Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 2 2 0 6 1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 2 1 1 4 5 3
3  Sweden 2 0 2 2 6 2

Knockout stage

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The knockout stage took place from 7 to 10 November.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 China 3
 United States 0
 China 3
 Japan 0
 Japan 3
 Germany 1
 China 3
 South Korea 1
 South Korea 3
 Brazil 1
 South Korea 3
 Chinese Taipei 0
 Chinese Taipei 3
 England 0

Women's team

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Seeding

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Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.[9]

Group stage

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The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L MW ML Pts Qualification
1  China 2 2 0 6 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ukraine 2 1 1 3 4 3
3  Egypt 2 0 2 1 6 2

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L MW ML Pts Qualification
1  Japan 2 2 0 6 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 2 1 1 3 1 3
3  Austria 2 0 2 1 6 2

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L MW ML Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 6 1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania 2 1 1 4 3 3
3  Vanuatu 2 0 2 0 6 2

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L MW ML Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 2 2 0 6 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Hong Kong 2 1 1 3 3 3
3  Brazil 2 0 2 0 6 2

Knockout stage

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The knockout stage took place from 8 to 10 November.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 China 3
 United States 0
 China 3
 Chinese Taipei 0
 Hong Kong 2
 Chinese Taipei 3
 China 3
 Japan 0
 South Korea 3
 Ukraine 1
 South Korea 1
 Japan 3
 Romania 0
 Japan 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 ITTF Team World Cup". ITTF. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Test Events". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ZEN-NOH named as title sponsor of 2019 ITTF Team World Cup in Tokyo". Inside The Games. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Korea Republic in optimistic mood for Tokyo 2020". ITTF. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Sun Yingsha escapes, China retains title". ITTF. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 ITTF Team World Cup / Playing System and Qualification Criteria" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 ITTF Team World Cup / Qualified Teams" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Continental champions ready for Team World Cup clash". ITTF. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. ^ a b "2019 ITTF Team World Cup / Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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